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Old 09-25-2006, 03:00 PM
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Default Powder coating my rims, need advice

whats up everyone. i have a buddy who's dad ownes a company that powder coats stuff so he can do my rims for free. i have a black 2006 track with the ray's rims and love them. would like to get them powder coated for that modded look. what color would you do it. thanks for the info.
Old 09-25-2006, 03:01 PM
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black definately, i want to do just that to mine actually
Old 09-25-2006, 03:07 PM
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should i go like gun metal or like really dark black
Old 09-25-2006, 03:08 PM
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i'd go dark black. makes em look aftermarket but keeps the properties of the OEM wheels which are pretty bad *** for stock.
Old 09-25-2006, 03:13 PM
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i was thinking like a red pin stripe on the outside right before the tire. whatcha think.
Old 09-25-2006, 03:24 PM
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nah...
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A flat black would look pretty sick. Bronze would look good as well. Or gold. Negative on the red stripe.
Old 09-25-2006, 06:12 PM
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pink, be a trend setter

or maybe black.
Old 09-25-2006, 06:32 PM
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Hyper-black, polished lip.

Or bronze.
Old 09-25-2006, 06:36 PM
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I just got mine done. All blacked out now. HID's, tint, wheels, tails.. and of course, my car.
Old 09-25-2006, 06:53 PM
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gold
Old 09-25-2006, 07:13 PM
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Super Blk with lots of detail to rotors and calipers so they stand out. With the calipers u can go all different colors so long as u dont use that color anywhere else.
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a Flat black is gonna look nasty w/o a polished lip IMO. I would say go with a different color.

-Frank
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Black or bronze
Old 09-25-2006, 10:11 PM
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bronze, black gives you the "i lost all my hub caps look"
Old 09-26-2006, 04:04 PM
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I know this is off topic, but how long does it take for the powdercoat to dry after being applied to the wheels? Oh, I support powdercoating it black. I'm gonna do it to my OEM 18's.
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i actually saw one of the performance nissan 350zs. it was black with some black volks with a red stripe on the outside with some red lug nuts. it looked awesome, since the red also would match your rear lights. id understand how the red would look bad, but if you can have a few other things that are red, it would come out very nice, maybe your brake calipers, lug nuts, the stripe on the rim, your tail lights. it not only would look nice, but you wont look like all those other 350zs with a basic bronze or gold rim. if you just listen to all these other guys, your car is just gonna look like theres, and do you really want that?

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Originally Posted by tree phidday
I know this is off topic, but how long does it take for the powdercoat to dry after being applied to the wheels? Oh, I support powdercoating it black. I'm gonna do it to my OEM 18's.
they bake it on. and then it has to cool.
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I suggets gold, since your car is black.

Someone did this and i thought it looked great

his name is kenny on myspace



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What color would you suggest for a redline? I was thinking black. I will also have the evo-r wing on the back if that helps you gimme an opinion


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